On January 19, 2021, in Morgantown, Kentucky, 30-year-old Angela R. Carey was found dead in her home on Lonnie Snodgrass Road after law enforcement responded to a shooting complaint that morning. Angela’s body was discovered in the front doorway; her parents, Charles W. McGranahan, 79, and Lupe V. McGranahan, 63, were found further inside the residence. All three had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

The sole suspect was Angela’s estranged husband, 32-year-old Joseph Carey, who was found at the property and taken into custody. Investigators recovered a 9mm handgun from his vehicle and reported that roughly 30 rounds had been fired. An unloaded shotgun was located near Charles McGranahan’s body. The couple’s three children were in the home at the time and were not injured.

Joseph Carey told investigators he had been served with divorce papers the month before; he initially said he was upset about his wife taking the children and later said he acted in self-defense, alleging he heard his mother-in-law tell her husband to get a shotgun. He was later indicted on three counts of murder and other charges, and the Butler County Commonwealth’s Attorney announced an intent to seek the death penalty.

Did anyone in the Morgantown area have contact with the family in the weeks before January 19 who might help clarify what happened?